it's bad for the economy. -for the country. however, the republicans did not have the votes to stop that, so what did they do? of the choice we wouldather have only 2 percent of people's taxes go up instead of everybody's taxes go up. lou: and i understand the difficult choice, the toys that they found themselves in because they had been outmaneuvered. and did not think that they were sterling in there, if you will, tactics or strategy. >> well -- lou: i absolves them. >> thank you, francis. lou: well, if it's francis it's a different kind of deal, not about that. it's more likely to be about a mule. governor, we thank you very mu. >> thank you for having me. lou: much more on the future of the republican party throughout tonight's show. stay with us. ♪ lou: president and the famous the proclaimed the era of big government to be over. boy, was he wrong. but this wrong? we take it up in tonight's "chalk talk." ♪ wall street streaking higher. will it go higher from here? charles schwab managing director randy fetter on this r